Reel for coiling flats and other shapes.



F.H.DANIEL& DEWD.

S.L.DAN1ELS,BXEGUTR1X.

REEL POR GOILING PLATS AND OTHER SHAPES.

APELIOATION FILED MAY'2s,19o9.

Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

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s. L. DANIBLS, BXBGUTRIX.

REEL FOR GOILING PLATS AND OTHER SHAPBb APPLIGATION PILBD MAY 2a, 1909.

1,1 17,003. l Patented N0v.1o,1914.

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s.. L. DANIELS, BXBGUTRIX.

'RBELIUR GOILING PLATS AND OTHER SHAPES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, 1909.

Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

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WITNESSES F. H. DANIELS, DECD.

s. L. DANIBLS, BXEGUTRIX.

REEL FOR COILING PLATS AND OTHER SHAPES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2s, 1909.

1,1 17,003, l Patented NOV. 10, 1914.

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FREI) H. DANIELS, OF'WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS; SARAH L; DANIELS, EXEG'UTRIX OF- SAID'FRED H. DANIELS, DECEASED,ASSIGNORTQ THE AMERICAN STEEL AND WIRE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY, 0F -HOBQKEN, NEW JERSEY, A. CORPORATION- 0F NEW JERSEY. f

REEL ron comme rLAr's AND OTHER snarns.

and useful Reel for Coiling Flats and other Shapes,of which the following is a speciii# cation. n

4My invention has relation to a machine for coiling or reeling flat bars .or rods, or

other shapes, as Vtheycome from a rolling mill, and i's designed to provide a machine of this character which -will receive the rods or. other Ashapes directly from the millv without the necessity'of their being caught by an attendant-and without looping out. This permits the reel tobe placed close to the finishing rolls of the mill, with the simple form of guide between the rolls'and the reel. l

.A further object of theinvention is to provide a coiling or reeling apparatuswhich is simple in its construction and eiiicient in its operation, and byw-hich the rolled product may be coiled into 'a neat and'compact y labor.

bundle with a amount of manual The nature of the ferred embodiment thereof, and which-"will 'now be described, it being premised, howof the parts' withoutdeparting from thc spirit andscope of my. invention as defined in the appended claims.

' -Referring tothe accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, 'Figure f1 is a `longitudinal vertical sectionl of a machine embodying Aln'y invention; Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same; Fig; `34 is a detail sectional planen an enlarged'scale of the rear end portion of the machine; and Figs. 4, 5 and '6 show detai'ls of my improved reelihereinafterfmore fully described.

In these drawings, the numeral 2desig nates the frame of-the machine, which '1s' provided with-suitable bearings 3 for a hollow shaftv 4 supported horizontally in said bearings. Secured tothe forward projecting end ofthe shaft 4 isa collar, which consists of a plate or disk having a central Specication of Letters Patent.

application inea mayas, 1909. serial No. 498,968.

'invention wi11 be'un. derstood by reference.- to the accompanying drawings, in which I have shown the pre- 1 Patent-.canon "1o, 1914.

'circular portion 5 .surrounded by a forwardly projecting ange 6, with a wide marginal portion 7 surrounding said flange.

Pressing.' against substantially diametrically opposite sides of the'iiange 6, are two pressure rollers 8 and 9. The roller 8 is .journaled to an arm or lever 10, which is rigidly secured to a longitudinally extend! ing rQCk shaft 11 mounted in suitable .bear- 1ngs at the upper portion of the machine; and the roller 9 is journaled to a similar arm or lever- 12 rigidly secured to a longitudi nally extending rock shaft 13 supported in bearings at the lower portion of the ma'- chme. To the extremity of each arm or lever 10 and 12 is secured a curved guide or shoe 14', which is arranged tosurround a portion of the {iange 6, the two shoes or guides being opposite to each other.

`lisafpower cylinder whose plunger 16 i l is connected to a rocker arm 17 of arocker sleeve 18, which is loosely mounted Iaround.

rear end of the machine.I This sleeve i's'also provided with the oppositely extending rocker arms 20 and 21, the rocker arm20 being connected bythe link 22 with a rocker the shaft 4 on a sleeve or bushing 19 at the 'l arm 23, secured tothe shaft 11, and the arm 21 is connected by the link 24 with a similar rocker 25 on the shaft'13. These' parts and connections are clearly shown in detail in Flg. 4. Y l

- 26 (Fig. 2) designates thev finishing rolls of a rolling mill, from whichthe flat .or

other Shape to be tailed, shown at A in dot; f

vted lines'in Fig. 2, .passes directly tothe reeling mechanism lor'fcoiler through the fixed guide 27, and thence into a movable or' swinging guide 28. This guide 28 is pivotedgat 29, and its fr'eeend portion is connected by-thelinkiSO .with the arm or lever 10.

passes loosely throughthe hollow shaft 4 and has secured to its forward end'a piece 32. shown in detailjin Fig. 5, having a plurality of radial arms 33, which are providedat their free end portions with the backward voii'sets 34. The piece 32 lies in front of the ceiling head or plate, with the backwardly oifsetportion 34 fitting into the radial slots 3 5 of said head or' plate. The rod 31 is -ieved -ends'fcfise by any suitable means, auch the 'rod 31, and the arms 33, in their normal j position shown in Fig. 1. 4 v

The shaft 4 is shown 'as arranged to be .driven by a belt wheel 42 loosely mounted thereon. 43 is a drum also loosely mounted on said shaft and having its periphery grooved to receive a series of ropesor cables 44, one for each groove. The ends of these ropes or cables are attached to opposite sides of a bracket-45 secured to and pro-jecting from the belt wheel 42, suitable means such as the'adjustable clamps 46 being provided for adjusting the tension of the ropes or cables. The drum 43 is provided with a coned interior friction surface, which is adapted to be engaged by a corresponding friction surface47 of a driving member 48 which is keyed to the shaft 4 and is arranged to slide endwise thereon. The driving member 48 at its opposite end has a brake ring or flange 49 adaptedj to be brought intobraking engagement withthe stationary friction ringv 50.

51 designates a link and lever connectionl connected to the hub of the member 48 .and to a movableelement 52 of a dash pot 53. The driving member 48 is shifted endwise on the shaft 4 by any suitable means engaging its hub, as indicated'at 54, into and out of driving engagement with 'the drum 43.

The piece or shape to be coiled or reeled, comes directly from the rolls 26, without twisting, vand passes through the guides 27 and 28, its entering end being gripped between the pressure roller.- 8 and the flange.

6 of the coiling head. The guides 14 direct the end portion into contact with the flange 6 around which thev piece is coiled, one coil after` another. As the coil or bundle increases .in thickness, the pressure rollers and the uides are swung' outwardly, the movable eed guide'28 also being swung by the movement ofthe armor lever 10 so as to properly guide and direct the enterin piece. `When the coil or bundle is complete pressure is admitted to the cylinder 15, thereby actuating the larms or levers 10 and 12 and the rollers Sand 9 to move them out away from ther coil. The coil now rests freely on the flange 6. In order to remove it, the rod or spindle 31 is moved forwardly away from the coiling head, bringing the coil away from said head and permitting it to be readilyl removed'in any suitable manner. In this manner the coil is thus formed automatically without necessitating the enteringv end 'being gripped'by an -at- 'tendant 4and fastened, asis ordinarily the case.' By'adjusting the tensionl of the driving ropes or cables, the speed of rotation ofthe coiling head, and consequently the pull or tension on the material being coiled may be regulated,vas may be desired.

Changes in the construction and arrangement of the parts may be made without departing from my invention as defined in the claims.

I claim 1. In a reel a. rotary coiling head, pressure rollers arranged. each to co-act with the head, pivoted carriers for said rollers,-

guides attached to said carriers to move .in unison vwith 'the rollers,4 and independent means for actuatingsaid carriers-to move the rollers and guides away from said head.

2. In a reel, a coiling drum, means for rotating said drum, a pairof pivoted arms having pressure rollers arranged at opposite sides of the drum and arranged to. press ,upon the coil as it is wound thereon, means for permitting sald rollers to move awayv from the drum under the action of the coil as it is formed, guide devices intermediate of said rollers and connected thereto to move away from the drum therewith, and independent meansfor moving said rollers and guides away from the drum.

3. In. a reel, a coiling drum having a flange portion projecting beyond its coiling surface and at an angle thereto, said Vflange portion having slotted openings therethrough, and a coilfremoving device comprising a plurality of arms having offset portions adapted to project through said openings and push' the formed coil from the drum.

4. In a reel, ahollow horizontal shaft, a coiling drum secured to said shaft, means for rotating the shaft, means for holding the coil on the 'drum as it is formed,4 and a coil-removingA device comprising a plurality ofarms having portions lying adjacent to the periphery of the drum, together lwith means for actuating said arms extending through said hollow shaft.

I .5. In a reel, a coiling drum arranged to vrotate abouta horizontal axis, a pair of arms or levers securedon rock shafts pivotally mounted on *the vmachine' frame. on

opposite sides of lsaid horizontal axis, a pressure roller and .guide upon each of said arms or levers, thel pressure rollers and4 iides on the two levers being located adjacent to oppositeY sides of the coiling drum and arranged to. co-act vtherewith duringv formation of the coils, and varm actuating means connected tothe rock shafts.

6.l In a reel, a''coi'ling drum, a pairofpivoted levers arranged at opposite sides ofv said drum, means c arried by `said levers arranged tobco-act with the drum during the coil forming operation, and a movable en andadapted to engage the rear edge of the coil, together with means vfor movmg said coll-removing device comprising a series of device comprising a series of arms adjacent .and means for varying the speed or` rotation f of the drum tol thereby tering guide for the material to be reeled connected to 'one of said levers whereby the movement of the lever will impart a movement to the guide.

7. In a reel, a coiling drum, means coi-'actingtherewith for forming a coil thereon, a

members having portions adjacent to and co-acting with the periphery of the drum during the coil forming operations, and other portions mounte'don the rotary drum members in the direction drum.

8. InV a. reel, a coiling head, means for driving the coiling head., means partially surrounding said drum to cooperate therewith in forming the. coil, a coil-removing of the axis -of 'the' to the periphery ofthe drum :forming the coiling head, means for movin said arms. in the direction of the axis o the drum,

prevent. the coil being wound under tenslon.

9. In a. reel, a rotary coiling headj .having a' coiling'ange, and a slotted extension beyond the ange,a coil-'removing device ar-4 ranged to rotate with-the head and having offsetportions adapted'to enter the slots in said extension, andmeans for moving said device to strip the formed coil' from -said flanges.

1 0. In a reel, a rotarycoiling head upon which the metal beingcoiled is wound, pressure rol-1ers co-acting with the coiling head in forming the coil and pivoted carriers for 4. the pressure rollers having a guide secured thereto, said rollers moving outwardl awayfrom the coiling head b'ycontactfwith the coils of material wound upon the coiling head.l 5

11. In a reel, a rotary cloilinghead .uponl which the metal being coiled is wou nd,'a pressure roller co-acting with the coiling head in forming the coil and a pivoted carrier for the roller havinga guide'se'cured i thereto, said roll and 

